GP Strategies Shines new Light on Employee Engagement

 GP Strategies, provider of performance improvement solutions, has released an updated version of its study, Employee Engagement Research Report: Beyond the Numbers: A Practical Approach for Individuals, Managements and Executives , indicating that engaged employees produce superior performance results for their employers. The performance boost was achieved thanks to the active involvement and enthusiasm engaged employees feel towards their day-to-day jobs. The report is based on survey results received from over 7,000 employees worldwide and suggests a potential rise in employee engagement levels.

The report uncovered the following key findings:

• The higher an employee is positioned within an organization, the more engaged that employee becomes. The survey found that 59 percent of executives self-reported high levels of engagement compared to 27 percent for clerical and administrative employees.

• The number of employees who feel satisfied with the career opportunities offered by their employers has risen 9 percent since 2011.

• Gender was found not to be a significant factor in employee engagement in Western economies though substantial gaps were found between men and women in India (an 11 percent gender gap), the Persian Gulf (a 7 percent gender gap), and South America (a 7 percent gender gap). In all cases, men reported being more engaged than their women counterparts.